Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 16	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	GS	32	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 26 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-7	GS	22	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (4)	May 1	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (4)	May 6	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	33 (3)	May 20	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-5	GS	22	4.0	0	0	2	2	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-7	GS	21	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (5)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,5-9	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	51 (3)	Jun 9	CHW		PHA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	58 (1)	Jun 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	67 (4)	Jun 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B P
17	69 (1)	Jun 27	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	71 (1)	Jun 30	CHW		SLB	L,2-4	GS	32	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	81 (4)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-3	CG	42	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	85 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	86	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	91 (4)	Jul 19 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	94 (2)	Jul 24	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
25	99 (4)	Jul 29	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	104 (4)	Aug 3	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	106 (1)	Aug 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-7	GF	25	6.2	0	0	2	2	0	P
28	111 (4)	Aug 9	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
29	112	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	115 (2)	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	120 (4)	Aug 19	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	CG	48	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
32	125 (4)	Aug 25	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	131 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	135 (3)	Sep 4	CHW	@	CLE	T,6-6	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	138 (2)	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	141 (2)	Sep 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-9	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	145 (3)	Sep 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	149 (3)	Sep 17	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	152 (2)	Sep 22	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	GS	23	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	156 (3)	Sep 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
							41gm		271.2	11	33	4	48	1